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Hydrangea tips going brown

adaraghehadaragheh Posts: 5
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Hi,my white mop head hydrangea flower tips are turning brown.
I have read that they do not like midday sun and maybe i havnt watered them enough.
What shall i do with the flowers?cut them off?

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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Do you mean the buds are brown?
    They perform best in a shadier spot, and do need soil that doesn't dry out too much. They can cope with sun if they have enough moisture at their feet. It's possible that they haven't been well enough hydrated while buds are forming.
    A pic would help if you can manage it  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • adaraghehadaragheh Posts: 5
    Hi,thank you.No ,it has flowered beautifully,its just the tips of the petals that have 
    gone brown.I will add a pic tomorrow.It is a potted hydrangea.
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    In warm spells, pots can need watering daily.  In hot spells, twice daily.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • adaraghehadaragheh Posts: 5
    As you can see,its just the tips that are browning
  • Mary370Mary370 Posts: 2,003
    They look like toasted marshmallows.
  • Jackie102Jackie102 Posts: 12
    Is your white hydrangea the dwarf variety, Ave Maria?  I have the same problem.  Did you ever get to the bottom of why the edges go brown?  
  • ButtercupdaysButtercupdays Posts: 4,546
    It's just what happen as the flowers start to go over - bruising from wind and rain and the effects of aging. It always shows up much worse on white flowers, think of buddleias and lilac!
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